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Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
North Korea/Sony Story Shows How Eagerly U.S. Media Still Regurgitate Government Claims — The identity of the Sony hackers is still unknown. President Obama, in a December 19 press conference, announced: “We can confirm that North Korea engaged in this attack.”
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Jana Winter / The Intercept:
FBI bulletin says hackers who attacked Sony have threatened an unnamed news organization — Sony Hackers Threaten U.S. News Media Organization — The cyberterrorists who hacked Sony Pictures Entertainment's computer servers have threatened to attack an American news media organization …
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New York Times:
Interviews with Sony employees show that the company was slow to realize the gravity and impact of hacking — Sony Cyberattack, First a Nuisance, Swiftly Grew Into a Firestorm — LOS ANGELES — It was three days before Thanksgiving, the beginning of a quiet week for Sony Pictures.
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Tal Kopan / Politico:
FBI says report that Sony hack was perpetrated by a disgruntled Sony employee and piracy group hackers is “inaccurate”, based on “narrow view” — U.S.: No alternate leads in Sony hack — A briefing for FBI agents investigating the Sony Pictures hack by a security firm …
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Patrick Kingsley / Guardian:
Peter Greste and Mohamed Fahmy apply for deportation from Egypt to Australia and Canada — Two of Al-Jazeera Three apply for deportation from Egypt — Peter Greste and Mohamed Fahmy formally ask chief prosecutor to send them to Australia and Canada after case sent for retrial
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Patrick Kingsley / Guardian:
Egypt court orders retrial for Peter Greste and his Al Jazeera colleagues, denies bail — Egypt court orders retrial for Peter Greste and Al-Jazeera colleagues — Al-Jazeera Three, Greste Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, are to be retried and bail has been denied
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Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
17 Hopes and Dreams for The Times in the New Year — 1. Presidential campaign coverage that does not seem based on the idea that the presidency is dynastic, and must be handed down to a Clinton or a Bush. — 2. More skepticism from the get-go. For example, when government officials say …
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Anna Clark / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Philly.com's new director of digital audience development, Diana Lind, who came from local nonprofit magazine Next City — Diana Lind discusses what she's learned at Next City and what she hopes to bring to Philly.com — DETROIT, MI — How do you engage readers with local reporting?
Brandon Weigel / Baltimore City Paper:
Fox 45 fires crew behind the bogus ‘kill a cop’ story — A screen grab from the Fox 45 story. — The reporter and the photographer responsible for misquoting Tyrone West's sister, Tawanda Jones, at a protest rally in Washington, D.C., reporting she and others chanted “kill a cop,” …
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Bloomberg Business readies for Davos with Jan. 20 debut — January 20 is shaping up to be a big day for Bloomberg L.P. — That's the date that's been chosen to unveil the company's much-anticipated flagship media portal, Bloomberg Business, according to sources with knowledge of the plans …
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Nicole Levy / Capital New York:
Skift travel site to launch print magazine Jan 13 that focuses on annual travel trend forecast — Travel industry site Skift tries print — Skift, the travel-industry site, is the latest digital media operation to launch a print magazine, which comes out Jan. 13.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sony Expands ‘The Interview’ to Pay-TV Providers, PlayStation Network, Vudu and 580-Plus Theaters — Sony Pictures Entertainment has reached agreements with top U.S. cable, satellite and telco TV providers to distribute “The Interview” via video-on-demand and pay-per-view services …
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David Streitfeld / New York Times:
After two months in Kindle Unlimited program, profits for one Amazon author dropped 75% — Amazon Offers All-You-Can-Eat Books. Authors Turn Up Noses. — Authors are upset with Amazon. Again. — For much of the last year, mainstream novelists were furious that Amazon was discouraging …
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John Scalzi / Whatever:
Finite revenue pool makes Kindle Unlimited a zero-sum game for writers and publishers
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